Richie Benaud to retire from commentary in 2010

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Richie Benaud, the voice of cricket for nearly half a century, is to retire from commentary next year. The 78-year-old former Australian captain made the admission during an interview on an Australian radio station.

“I love it and when you get a season like we’ve just had, well, that’s absolutely terrific,” Benaud said. “I’ll be doing Australian cricket next year, in 2010, but I don’t do any television at all anywhere else now and when I finish next year, then I’ll be doing other things.